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"Mike Henry" wrote:

"SteveF" wrote in message
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In the thread on the shop carpet the issue of fire from coolant mist on
the walls got me wondering. Being one of the hobby guys in a wood framed
garage, what other not obvious sources of fire have some of you seen?

Sparks from a pedestal grinder igniting the used paper towels in a nearby
garbage can.

Grinder sparks and any sort of spark-friendly location - ie, if you also
do woodworking and have sawdust around, rags, lint, mouse-nest, etc.
Have seen a construction site (not mine) turn into a destruction and
much more major construction site in 30 minutes when some brilliant
idiot cut some rebar with an angle-grinder before lunch, and nobody
stuck around during lunch on sparkwatch.

Keeping the place clean and tidy will reduce fire danger by reducing
nice places for fire to start.

If you're in a wood-framed garage with open studs, give consideration to
putting 3 feet of cement-board on the bottom (takes knocks better than
drywall) and type X drywall on the rest. Cuts the fire danger
considerably. Insulate while you're at it.

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